When I left the coffee shop and was about to go home...
Sayuri Sawamura felt extremely exhausted, both physically and mentally.
Throughout the afternoon, Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri, despite her attempts to stop them, continued to bicker with each other from time to time.
Thankfully, she had the adorable and well-behaved Minami Kotori and the quiet Kato Megumi by her side, otherwise Sawamura Sayuri felt like her brain was going to explode.
After leaving the coffee shop, Sayuri Sawamura and Eriri said goodbye to Utaha Kasumigaoka and Kotori Minami.
"Now, let's go home."
"I'm sorry, Aunt Lily, I still have to go sell computer parts."
Sawamura Sayuri paused for a moment, then turned to look at Kato Megumi beside her.
Oh, right, I almost forgot about Kato Megumi.
"Xiao Hui, we'll go with you."
Upon hearing Sawamura Sayuri's words, Kato Megumi couldn't help but smile.
"Wouldn't that be too much trouble for Aunt Lily?"
However, his usual calm expression meant that this hint of a smile was fleeting.
Not to mention Sawamura Sayuri, even Eriri, who had been staring at Kato Megumi and finally noticed that she had a rival in love by her side, didn't notice the girl's smile.
"It's okay, right Eriri? We don't have anything to do at home anyway."
"Then thank you very much, Aunt Sayuri and Eriri."
"You're welcome!"
Eriri, without any curiosity, replied on behalf of her mother, then pulled Sayuri Sawamura towards the electronics district.
Akihabara is full of shops selling computers, televisions, washing machines, and other appliances. However, after becoming an anime mecca, Akihabara now also has anime merchandise shops, bookstores selling anime DVDs, manga, and light novels everywhere.
Walking down the street, besides the typical otaku-style teenagers, you can also see some cosplayers dressed as characters from anime.
In particular, Tokyo in early April enjoys warm weather and pleasant sunshine.
The weather is perfect for going out, and even those who stay at home all the time can't resist wandering around Akihabara.
Seeing the lucky bags in the hands of those otaku, Sayuri Sawamura couldn't help but feel interested in browsing the bookstores and related shops.
Especially when you see a secondhand doujinshi shop filled with anime and manga culture, it's a favorite place for many otaku.
Here, they can not only see the doujinshi that they accidentally missed at CM Comic Con, but also the doujinshi that an otaku treasures.
Of course, there are also many fan artists who directly put their works on these secondhand stores for sale.
Next to the secondhand store is a bookstore and a computer store.
"Xiaohui, why don't you go buy some computer parts? Eriri and I will browse around the bookstore and secondhand store next door for a bit."
Sawamura Sayuri's love for anime and manga makes her want to browse through secondhand stores and bookstores whenever she sees them.
You might just find a book you've never seen before in a used store, and it's April now, which is when spring anime and novels come out.
"Okay, I'll come find Aunt Sayuri and Eriri after I've bought everything."
Kato Megumi smiled gently at Sawamura Sayuri, then turned and walked into the computer store next door.
Seeing Kato Megumi leave, Sawamura Sayuri couldn't wait to drag Eriri into the secondhand store.
In Akihabara's secondhand shops, besides those selling electronics parts, the most common type of secondhand shop is the one selling doujinshi (fan-made comics) that Sawamura Sayuri and Eriri are just walking into.
Secondhand sales are very common in Japan.
It's not just anime merchandise; clothes, bags, and other similar items are also resold.
Many people also enjoy coming to secondhand stores to find things they like or need.
"Eri, look! There's an Asuna doujinshi here!"
As an author, seeing your work illustrated into a book, especially a high-quality one, is a very interesting thing.
Yes, it's like looking at your own wife...
This analogy isn't quite right; it should be more like watching the world you created unfold in different directions under the pen of others.
It's like walking along a forest path, where fan artists show you the scenery of the path you missed through their fan works.
However, Sawamura Sayuri was just a copyist, so when she saw these books, she was actually more excited and happy.
Because of the difference in the world, many of these notebooks were ones she had never seen in her previous life.
"Mom, other people are watching, you should tone it down a bit."
Two beautiful women walked into a secondhand store frequented mostly by otaku, naturally attracting their attention.
In particular, Sayuri Sawamura's excitement upon seeing the doujinshi led some otaku to believe they had met a kindred spirit with the same interests.
Eriri glanced at them and saw their inner thoughts in the faces of these simple creatures.
That restless, yet hesitant expression was like someone suffering from constipation.
This made Eriri a little wary, and she quickly grabbed her mother Sawamura Sayuri's arm.
These guys probably don't think they're the male protagonists in a game, meeting beautiful girls with similar interests, chatting with them, finding common ground, and eventually falling in love.
As Sayuri Sawamura's daughter, Eriri really wants to tell them.
over thinking!
Hearing her daughter's whispers in her ear, Sayuri Sawamura also noticed the peering gazes of the otaku around her.
Realizing her lapse in composure, she blushed and coughed softly a few times under her daughter's gaze.
"Alright, Eriri, go and see if there are any doujinshi you like."
"Hehe, okay, Mom."
Eriri, who has always lived with Sayuri Sawamura, naturally knows that her mother is shy right now.
She winked mischievously at her mother with her right eye, then smiled sweetly and left Sayuri Sawamura's side.
After her daughter Eriri left, Sayuri Sawamura breathed a slight sigh of relief and then immersed herself once again in the world of the doujinshi in front of her.
However, this time she was mindful of her image and wouldn't show the same lecherous expression as in her previous life.
Her noble demeanor and graceful manners, like those of a well-bred lady, extinguished the impulses of the restless young men.
However, the way they looked at Sayuri Sawamura was rather strange.
After all, it's a bit... odd that such a beautiful and lovely woman, with an air of elegance, would appear in a used doujinshi shop frequented mostly by otaku.